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Duration:12 Months contract with possible extension
Cupertino, CA
$110-$120.00/hr on w2 , DOE
Team Overview:
The Stores Business Planning Team drives alignment across Client s Global Retail Support functions commercial, people, training, and store operations through a unified business plan, capacity plan, and planning process. The team ensures effective prioritization, sequencing, and execution of initiatives that impact retail stores worldwide.
Role Summary:
The Planning Manager will play a role in supporting the global sequencing, prioritization, and capacity planning processes for Client s Retail Stores. This position will synthesize inputs from multiple global business partners, build a cohesive quarterly and annual plan of record, and assess capacity implications for field teams.
The ideal candidate is a structured thinker, exceptional communicator, and experienced planner who thrives in ambiguity and can translate complex initiatives into actionable business plans.
Key Responsibilities:
Planning & Coordination
- Support the intake of quarterly global programs, projects, and initiatives impacting Client Retail Stores.
- Build and maintain a single, integrated Stores Plan of Record that aligns initiatives across global partners.
- Support annual and quarterly planning cycles, aligning resources, timelines, and priorities across all regions.
- Act as a liaison between Global Retail Support teams, field partners, and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Facilitate ongoing communication, reports, business updates, and alignment sessions with global business partners.
- Ensure transparency and visibility of initiative sequencing, dependencies, and milestones.
- Identify and analyze trends across programs to drive data-informed prioritization.
- Provide executive-ready summaries, dashboards, and reports to support strategic decision-making.
- Anticipate and resolve conflicts, manage dependencies, and mitigate risks to delivery timelines.
Key Qualifications:
Industry & Functional Expertise
- Deep understanding of the retail industry, store operations, and omnichannel commerce trends.
- Strong business acumen and ability to understand all aspects of retail store execution (e.g., people, customer experience, training, merchandising, operations).
- Experience in strategic planning, program management, or retail business operations.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration without direct authority.
- Exceptional influencer who connects dots between teams, builds alignment, and drives results.
- Strong ability to synthesize complex information, identify key insights, and distinguish signal from noise.
- Excellent communicator who can present complex plans simply and persuasively.
- Builds strong networks across functions, geographies, and organizational levels.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 8+ years of experience in retail business planning, operations, or program management (global experience preferred).
- Experience working in a large matrixed organization, ideally within technology or premium retail.
- Proficiency with planning tools and dashboards (e.g., Excel, Keynote, Numbers, Smartsheet, or equivalent).
- Experience with data visualization and capacity modeling is a plus.
* Russell Tobin offers eligible employee s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.